A controversial DNA testing program at UC Berkeley will be modified after state health officials ruled the UC's plan to give students their individual test results is a violation of state law.

UC Berkeley genetic researchers say a ruling from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) could have a chilling effect on biomedical research now that they have been ordered not to release individual DNA results to hundreds of incoming students.

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"The biggest concern is that when people get genetic information they often will misunderstand it," Hank Greely of Stanford Law School said. "If someone gets a piece of information about their genes without a good chance to have it explained to them by an expert, they may misinterpret it in ways that hurt them."